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Markets plunge on Ukraine crisis; Russia’s central bank intervenes [Russian markets panic]
The Globe and Mail ^ | 3 March 2014 | Eric Reguly

Posted on 03/03/2014 6:12:21 AM PST by Alter Kaker

Russian markets plunged Monday morning as investors reacted to the prospect of Western-led economic sanctions aimed at punishing president Vladimir Putin for Russian actions in Crimea.

The selloff prompted the Russian central bank to take aggressive action to try to stabilize the markets. As the ruble sank to new lows against the euro and the dollar, the bank raised interest rate by 150 basis points (1.5 percentage points), lifting it to 7 per cent.

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TOPICS: Breaking News; Business/Economy; News/Current Events; Russia
KEYWORDS: market; putin; russia; ukraine
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41 posted on 03/03/2014 9:06:13 AM PST by John W (Viva Cristo Rey!)
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To: John W
It's currently so high anyway it's just a convenient excuse for a profit-taking selloff.

Besides, the effect on the US economy is just about nothing given we're one of the world's largest producers of wheat and corn and with fracking, we're soon to be almost awimming in natural gas.

42 posted on 03/03/2014 9:12:52 AM PST by RayChuang88 (FairTax: America's economic cure)
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To: John W
Down 224.38(1.37%) 12:05PM EST

Yawn...The market rose 26.5% last year. That whole time there was never a pullback of greater than 6%. The one period from late May to late June when the S&P pulled back 5.7%, it was described by the media with words such as "slide", "crash", "panic", "plunge" and other similar hysteria-inducing adjectives. That was little more than half of a correction. So many folks have been hyper-sensitized to react to the smallest of market moves. This activity: big deal. Our markets won't be allowed to correct, much less crash.

43 posted on 03/03/2014 9:42:48 AM PST by mn-bush-man
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To: Proud2BeRight

It sure is.


44 posted on 03/03/2014 9:52:29 AM PST by b4its2late (A Progressive is a person who will give away everything he doesn't own.)
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To: Proud2BeRight

It will take generations to repair the country, and rid itself of the obama stench and destruction, if it is even possible.


45 posted on 03/03/2014 9:59:06 AM PST by matthew fuller (We desperately need a Commander in Chief, not a Coward in Chief.)
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To: DJ MacWoW

It is all because FR will meet is goal and the communists worldwide are in panic. Okay I am 5 days post-op, maybe I need to get more sleep. Just being a brat.


46 posted on 03/03/2014 10:06:54 AM PST by hondact200 (Candor dat viribos alas (sincerity gives wings to strength) and Nil desperandum (never despair))
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To: hondact200

Sounds like you need to be a brat! Prayers for a quick healing.


47 posted on 03/03/2014 10:08:05 AM PST by DJ MacWoW (The Fed Gov is not one ring to rule them all)
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To: 2harddrive

Don’t forget... they took away Polish and Czech missiles, too.


48 posted on 03/03/2014 10:09:04 AM PST by ponygirl (Be Breitbart.)
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To: mn-bush-man

“Our markets won’t be allowed to correct, much less crash.”

Could you elaborate on “won’t be allowed”?


49 posted on 03/03/2014 10:49:49 AM PST by John W (Viva Cristo Rey!)
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To: RayChuang88

Took some profits on Friday so here hoping it will lose a few % for whatever reason, but looks like the weakness is already getting bought up. bah.


50 posted on 03/03/2014 11:23:23 AM PST by Gasshog (These introductions of non-native species have consequences, like allowing Obama back into the U.S.)
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To: John W

Could you elaborate on “won’t be allowed”?

Not sure, but it might be racist with Boy Wonder in office for the market to crash.


51 posted on 03/03/2014 11:27:24 AM PST by Gasshog (These introductions of non-native species have consequences, like allowing Obama back into the U.S.)
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Less than $800 to go!!

52 posted on 03/03/2014 12:19:15 PM PST by RedMDer (May we always be happy and may our enemies always know it. - Sarah Palin, 10-18-2010)
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To: John W
Could you elaborate on “won’t be allowed”?

Why, I'd be happy to!

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53 posted on 03/03/2014 12:26:23 PM PST by mn-bush-man
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To: mn-bush-man

There will be an end to the QEs someday.


54 posted on 03/03/2014 12:38:29 PM PST by John W (Viva Cristo Rey!)
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55 posted on 03/03/2014 12:48:58 PM PST by musicman (Until I see the REAL Long Form Vault BC, he's just "PRES__ENT" Obama = Without "ID")
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To: Alter Kaker

Nah!....EU making sure all Putins and Olegarks revenues throughout the EU are safe and secure..... Europe won’t let Russia fall..not going to happen. He and his olegarks have way too many billions stashed off shore in countries outside Russia.

Markets always shake at the sound of a feather landing on a pillow....


56 posted on 03/03/2014 11:46:51 PM PST by caww
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To: Alter Kaker

So after all that the DJIA finished down less than a percent yesterday and futures are up over a percent this morning. Gold and oil are back down and all the European markets are back up. What’s changed? Nothing. That’s the point.


57 posted on 03/04/2014 4:31:07 AM PST by Pan_Yan (Who told you that you were naked? Genesis 3:11)
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To: meatloaf

But Europe will never voluntarily cut off something like 40% of their natural gas supplies. That’s why Europe isn’t going to do anything about this.


58 posted on 03/04/2014 4:34:17 AM PST by DoodleDawg
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To: Alter Kaker

Russian markets ‘recovering’ on Putin’s speech today.
No war with Ukraine...stability to the country.


59 posted on 03/04/2014 4:55:53 AM PST by caww
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To: DoodleDawg

What will Europe do if the Ukrainians shut the gas off? The pipeline in Ukraine belongs to Ukrainians. Europe has no control over the pipeline, Ukrainian, or the gas, Russian.


60 posted on 03/04/2014 4:59:55 AM PST by meatloaf (Impeach Obama. That's my New Year's resolution.)
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